“In the village of Lyubensk, the Rimsky-Korsakov Museum-Reserve is on fire ... All the necessary forces and means for extinguishing are already in place.
Nevertheless, the flames spread very quickly throughout the building, ”he wrote on his Telegram channel.
The governor rated the fire damage as "significant".
According to preliminary data, the fire broke out due to the negligence of the builders who blocked the roof of the estate using open fire.
“This is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.
Together with our colleagues from the government, we will do everything possible to restore the estate,” Vedennikov emphasized.
The press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS that the fire had been contained.
The regional headquarters also noted that firefighters managed to save about half of the valuables stored in the museum.
Earlier it became known that on the morning of June 26 there was a fire in the church of St. Petersburg, the roof of the building caught fire.